Invasive Infections of Aggregatibacter (Actinobacillus) Actinomycetemcomitans

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 491-497

  Wang, Cheng Yi ^a,b   Wang, Hui Chih ^a   Li, Jang Ming ^a   Wang, Jen Yu ^b   Yang, Kai Chien ^a   Ho, Yi Kwun ^a   Lin, Pei Ying ^a   Lee, Li Na ^a   Yu, Chong Jen ^a   Yang, Pan Chyr ^a   Hsueh, Po Ren ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aggregatibacter (Actinobacillus) actinomycetemcomitans; Invasive infection; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; SULTAMICILLIN;

ACTINOBACILLUS INFECTION; ADULT; AGED; AGGREGATIBACTER ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; BONE NECROSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DENTAL CARIES; DISEASE COURSE; EAR NOSE THROAT DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; INVASIVE BACTERIAL INFECTION; MALE; MOUTH LESION; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PERIODONTITIS; PNEUMONIA; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; THORAX WALL; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ACTINOBACILLUS INFECTIONS; ADULT; AGED; CAUSALITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEONECROSIS; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; TAIWAN;

EID: 78650723794     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1684-1182(10)60076-X     Document Type: Article

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